Improvement in camera-stands



-there is in like manner secured two uprights.

timidi Stain AYLETT R. ORIHFIELD,

OF LINCOLN, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 113,267, daad Aprn 4. 1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAMERA-STANDS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ofthe sama.

I, AYLn'r'r R. ORIHFiELD, of the city of Lincoln, in the county of Logan and State of Illinois, have invented certain Improvements in OameiaStands for the use of Photographers.

My invention has for its object to improve the means of elevating and depressing either end ofthe camera-box.

Figure 1 represents my invention as seen when mounted ready for use or operation.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of that part oi' my invention which is placed on top of any of the usual or ordinary bases or stands used in sustaining and operating camera-boxes, and constitutes a correct view of that portion of my invention which serves as a support for the camera-box.

Figure 3 isa view of the bottom of a camera ready to be placed upon the base or bearings, as shown in 2.

gLike letters of reference represent or indicate like partsl in the various figures in the annexed drawing.

In order that others skilled in the art may coustruct my invention, I hereby give a true and exact description of the same.

I first mount a base upon legs, or in any of'the ordinary ways used in such cases. 'Said base, in tig. l, I indicate by the letter A, and the support to the same I indicate by the letters B B B.

Inorder to have my invention arranged for use I place upon the base A that part of my invention shown fully by tig. 2. This I secure in its place iirmly by any practicable means, as screws, glue, or nails.

On this appliance, when properly fastened as above, Ihese are indicated by the letters O O. These uprights have a series of notches cut therein, the number thereof not being deiinite, only each upright must have the same number', and they must be the same distance apart. Said notches are indicated in tig-2 by the letters fl al d d dr d d d.

I place upon that portion of my invention indicated by tig. 2, and which supportst-he uprights O C, a piece ot' brass or other suitable material of the proper length, securely -fasten the' same, first making a series ot' notches in the saine. Said piece I indicate by theletter E. Ihe notches in the same I indicate by the letters'ff.

When the above-described portion of' my invention,

shown by Iig. 2, is properly in place, it becomes a.

means of support for the cainei-abox, shown in lig. 3.

Upon the iront eri'd, and upon the bottom of any of the' ordinary camera-boxes, there is placed a piece or axle, which piece I indicate by the letter G. Thisis also secured firmly to the camera-box.

On each end of said axle I form a journal, in size and length suited to lie upon or lit in the notches d d d ll (l d al d of fig. 2. Said journals I indicate by the letters H H in Iig. 3.

Upon the bottom of said camera-box I hinge'a piece of some wood and metal combined, or of some other suitable material. Said piece I indicate in iig. 3 by the letter I. 'Ilie hinge holding the same I indicate by the letters jj.

To operate the same the camera-box, fig. 3, is placed so lthat the journals on the ends of the piece G, said journals being indicated by the letters HH, will rest upon and play or turn in the notches d (l (Z l el (l d fl of iig. 2. When the front end ofthe camera is placed in this proper position it will be necessary, to secure the operation ofthe parts, to let the lower end of the hinge-piece I, tig. 3, fall down, when it will engage with the notches ff in the piece E, tig. 2.

Ihe various parts now present the appearance as shown intg. l. Now, to operate the same, if it is desired, to raise therear end of the camera, in order to give depression to the lens in front, it is only neeessary to raise the rear end of the camera-box, when the hinged piece I, iig. 3, will catch in or engage with the notches ff in the piece E, iig. 2.

If it is desired to lower the rea-r end of thecarnera- .box in order to give elevation to the lens infront, the hinged piece I, iig. 3, is disengaged from its place in the notches ff, lig. 2, and moved Aback till the rea-r end ofthe camera is depressed suiiieieutly to suit the operator, when said hinged piece is again allowed to engage with the notches f f, as aforesaid.

If it is desirable to give the whole camera-box a greater degree of height or depression, it is done by raising the journals H H, tig. 3, from their resting place in the notches d d d d d cl d d, fig. 2, and placed in other notches higher up or lower down, to suit the wish of the operator. It matters not in which series of notches the journals H H are made to play-or rest, the operation of the hinged piece I will be the same as described above.

IVh-at I claim as my invention, and desire to secure vby Letters Patent of the United States, is-

The arrangement of the notched uprights O C, iig. 2, and the hinged piece I, tig. 3, and the notched piece E, fig. 2, arranged and operated together for the uses and purposes substantially as described.

. AYLET'I R. ORIHFIELD.

Witnesses:

E. B. CORE, S. B. J AcoBs. 

